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Winterstoke Hundred Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Free school
1 Beaufighter Road, Weston-Super-Mare BS24 8EE · winterstokehundredacademy.clf.uk · 01934 313290
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.1
- average Attainment 8 score. North Somerset 46.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.28 mi
- 2.07 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 3 · North Somerset Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 870
- 92% of 950 places
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 23.8%
- First language not English
- 10.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 3” went to a home 1.28 mi (2.07 km) from the school. Source: North Somerset Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 135 families put the school first and 143 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 143 | 135 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 145 | 172 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 150 | 165 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 146 | 135 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 145 | 120 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion 3 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.28 mi2.07 km | |
Offer-day round; later rounds (places freed by refusals) are not read.
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.1, and 33.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Somerset it was 46.8, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D (20.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼33.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼53.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼11.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.34 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 141040)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2019/20 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 80 | −2 |
| Apprenticeship | 10 | +6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10 | +3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 students | D (20.7) | Well below average -0.76 | |
| 49 students | D (21.2) | Well below average -0.73 | |
| 30 students | Merit- (22.2) | Well below average -0.82 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 42 | C- (27) | -0.54 |
| 2022/23 | 21 | D (20.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 6 | D- (18) | — |
| 2017/18 | 21 | D (20.8) | -0.55 |
| 2016/17 | 52 | D+ (23.2) | -0.14 |
| 2015/16 | 28 | D (21.1) | -0.30 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 55.9 | +29.2 |
| Other education | 1.7 | −4.9 |
| Employment | 23.7 | −23 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.6 | +0.3 |
| Activity not captured | 5.1 | — |
Ofsted
Winterstoke Hundred Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 14 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 14 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 141040), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 141040)
What parents said
72% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (155 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 72%
- Replies
- 155
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 52% who had a child bullied
based on 53 parents (34%) with SEND